Manchester United's spending on dismissing and appointing managers during the post-Sir Alex Ferguson era will surpass £100 million if the club replaces Michael Carrick with Mauricio Pochettino.
United's board members are meeting Sir Jim Ratcliffe in Monaco today, where they are expected to recommend that Carrick should be sacked, paving the way for Pochettino to be appointed after holding initial talks.
Compensation costs for Carrick and Pochettino
United will have to pay around $10 million (£7.4m) in compensation to release Pochettino from his role as manager of the United States' national team, along with compensation to Carrick for his dismissal.
Sacking Carrick (estimated at £2.9m) would mean United's overall spend on dismissing managers in the post-Ferguson era would be £79.1m. Should United then appoint Pochettino at a cost of £7.4m, their overall hiring bill would reach £21m.
Previous manager payouts
United's compensation package for Ruben Amorim's dismissal was only reduced because he accepted a job with AC Milan over the summer. The Reds initially faced a hefty compensation bill of £16.7m to cover Amorim's departure, along with his staff, which included coaches Carlos Fernandes, Adelio Candido, Emanuel Ferro and Jorge Vital, but that sum dropped to £8.2m when he was appointed by the Italian club.
United confirmed the final cost of sacking Amorim in their latest financial figures, released in September. When United announced their financial results for the prior year, their exceptional items were a cost of £36.6m, primarily due to the sacking of Erik ten Hag and various members of his staff.
Eighth permanent manager of the era
Should United sack Carrick and finalise the appointment of Pochettino, the 54-year-old will become the club's eighth permanent manager of the post-Ferguson era, which has seen just five trophies won.
